The dog days of summer are officially here, which also means the Euros are on! While Poland might have suffered a disappointing defeat to the Netherlands, THL teams did not disappoint with plenty of big moves.

Beginning of the Offseason (Week 1)	Week of May 6th (Week 4)	Week of May 27th (Week 7)
Week of April 22nd (Week 2)	Week of May 13th (Week 5)	Week of June 3rd (Week 8)
Week of April 29th (Week 3)	Week of May 20th (Week 6)

Cracovia Krakow

• It was a big week for Cracovia as we found out the final two Swedish imports the team had signed but only teased in May. Former SHL defenseman Alexander Younan will be staying with the red and white. Younan served as the club’s assistant captain last year, recording 29 points (14G-15A-29PTS) in 41 games. His 29 points were sixth among all defensemen and fifth among all Cracovia skaters. 2025 will be his third year in Poland after starting his THL career with GKS Tychy in 2023. 
• The other Swedish import unveiled was former Sweden junior representative Tim Wahlgren. Wahlgren made it to the top Swedish league at 17 and represented his home country at the 2016 U18 World Championship. Since turning professional, he has mainly played in the Hockey Allesvenskan, but the 26-year-old forward spent last year in Denmark.  
• Cracovia wasn’t done with big moves yet, either. The club picked up Yevgeni Kamenev from JKH GKS Jastrzebie. Born in Belarus but developed in Poland, Kamanev represented Poland at the 2022 Olympic Qualifiers. At only 27 years old, he has played in 293 THL games across nine seasons. The 6’2 defender previously played with Cracovia in the 2019 season.

GKS Katowice

• After three straight years in the finals, Katowice has added a couple of imports this week that should help them keep that streak alive. The first is Swedish defenseman Pontus Englund. He is a pure offensive defenseman and posted 27 points (8G-19A-27PTS) in Denmark last year. Previously he had been a point-per-game player or close two in the Alps Hockey League and third level of Sweden. 
• The club has also added gritty Canadian winger Stephen Anderson. Anderson comes over after playing the previous two years in the EIHL with the Nottingham Panthers. He has also played in the QMHL, Canadian University League, Tipos Extraliga, and Metal Ligaen.

GKS Tychy

• There are no moves this week for GKS Tychy.

JKH GKS Jastrzebie

• It was a big week for Jastrzebie as they added a forward they expect to be their offensive leader in Hannu Kuru. The Finnish forward had 91 points over the past three years in Slovakia, the 13th most by any skater in the Tipos Extraliga. He previously played in 185 games across seven seasons in the Liiga. Kuru was described as “Versatile and reliable, willing to play in any role, a great team player” in 2012 by former TUTO Hockey manager and current Sanok coach Elmo Aittola. 
• The club also picked up an interesting Slovak defender, Samuel Petras. Petras represented Slovakia at the 2013 U18 World Championship and 2015 World Juniors. The 29-year-old also has two KHL seasons on his resume after playing with HC Slovan Bratislava from 2016 to 2017. The physical defensive defenseman has mainly played in Slovakia’s Tipos Extraliga, where he has 81 points (31G-50A-81PTS) across 394 career games.

KH Torun

• Another Estonian national team member, Robert Arrak, has returned to Torun after two seasons away. Arrak arrived in the THL with Torun in 2022. He has since posted 70 points (41G-29A-70PTS) across three seasons. His best year was that debut year with Torun, and he will now look to return to form with his first THL home. At the Division 1 Group A World Championship, he helped Estonia to a bronze medal this year. 
• Jakub Prokurat will be staying with Torun. The young forward got off to a hot start but cooled off as the year went on. Still, it was a strong year for the 22-year-old forward, with three goals and four assists in 37 games. His seven points were tied for 11th among all U23 skaters. Prokurat represented both the Polish U18 and U20 teams during his junior career.

Podhale Nowy Targ

• Podhale has added Ukrainian national team forward Andrei Deniskin. 2025 will be his third year in Poland after playing with Unia Oswiecim from 2023 to 2024, winning a THL Championship in the second year. He has been one of the top scorers in Poland over the past two years, scoring 42 goals and 60 assists in over 106 games. Last year, he helped Ukraine win gold and promotion at the Division 1 Group B World Championship. The IIHF previously suspended Deniskin for a year after he made a racist gesture towards a black opponent during a match in the Ukrainian league. 
• Damian Tomasik is not going anywhere. He has signed with Podhale Nowy Targ for a tenth season, fifth straight. The Polish defender has played almost all of his career in the city except for two seasons with GKS Katowice. The former Poland junior squad representative has 124 points (28G-96A-124) across 11 THL seasons. He represented Poland at the 2018 Division 1 Group A World Championship.

STS Sanok

• There are no moves yet this offseason for Sanok.

Unia Oswiecim

• Osiweicim has kept their championship core intact with two more re-signings this week. Finnish defender Joonas Uimonen re-upped on a one-year deal for a second season in Poland. The 6’3 defender posted 17 points (4G-13-17PTS) in 36 regular season games but went pointless in 19 playoff matches. He previously appeared in the Mestis and Erste Liga before coming to Poland. 
• Forward Kamil Sadlocha is also returning for another season in the blue and white. The forward was born in Sosnowiec but developed and played all his hockey in the United States before signing with Oswieicm. He played NCAA D1 hockey with Ohio State, scoring 17 goals and assisting with 15 in his four years at the university. During his time with the school, he was sent away from the team for a couple of months after reportedly directing racial slurs at Michigan State opponent Jagger Joshua. Last year, he posted a 13-goal and 20-assist season for his debut in Poland. His father, Piotr Sadlocha, represented Poland at the 1998 World Championship.

Zaglebie Sosnowiec

• Sosnowiec made their biggest re-signing to date by keeping Patryk Krężołek. The Polish national team member is one of the best goal-scorers in the THL. His 22 goals were tied for first in the league among skaters. He also made his senior IIHF debut for Poland at this year’s World Championship, picking up an assist in four games. The top Polish sniper had foreign offers and interest from top clubs but has chosen to stay with the Sosnowiec team on the rise. 
• Goaltender Mikolaj Szczepkowski will also stay with the club. The former Gdansk youth player has been with the Sosnwiec organization since 2022. This past season, he appeared in nine games in the THL and MHL. The Gdynia native represented Poland U20 at the 2022 and 2023 Division 1 Group B World Championships.  
• Sosnoweic also grabbed two standouts from the 2023 MHL champions Naprzod Janow. One of Poland’s best U20 players, Piotr Ciepielewski, started the year in Finland’s top junior league with Kiekko-Espoo U20, but he only recorded one goal in 16 games. He returned to Poland with Janow, scoring eight goals in nine games. He represented Poland at last year’s Division 1 Group B U20 World Championship, scoring once.
• The club also grabbed Polish American Eric Kaczynski, a force in the MHL with Janow last year, with 62 points (32G-30A-62PTS) in 32 games. At 20 years old and 6’2, he holds a Polish passport and comes from a solid junior background. He could be an exciting import for the national team. It is a rare move for an import to go from the MHL to the THL, and one that is not easy to pull off.

Polish Players Abroad

• Junior defenseman Tomasz Marzec is staying in Sweden with the Järna SK J20 team. He previously developed in the Södertälje SK system but moved to Järna SK in 2022. Last year at the J20 Div.1 level, he had 27 points (3G-24G-27PTS) in 42 games. The 19-year-old also got in four senior games at the Division 4 level with Järna SK.

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